Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Detailed lesson that explains the purpose of the Schlieffen Plan and reasons for its failure.
Also includes a lesson that gets students to produce an extended piece of writing on the reasons for the failure of the Schlieffen plan through assessing a model answer and rewriting one of their own.
Lesson 6/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489):
International History: China and Japan 1912-45
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Lesson 4/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489):
International History: China and Japan 1912-45
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Lesson 5/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489):
International History: China and Japan 1912-45
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Either new Edexcel or Hodder textbook necessary for some of these activities.
Extensive PPT and activities that links to Chapter 4.4 of the new Edexcel GCSE 9-1 textbook, looking at Nazi persecution of minorities.
Lessons on this topic are newly planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification; they are not recycled lessons from previous years.
Encourages independent work and includes engaging resources to bring the topic to life for students.
Comprehensive and engaging lesson that links to Chapter 8 of the Edexcel specification on Global Politics.
This lesson covers in detail the growth in regionalism following the second world war.
There are lessons on
(i) An introduction to regionalism, where students are introduced to the concept and the key words that will arise;
(ii) Other regional organisations, with detailed case studies on the Arab League, ASEAN, the African Union and NAFTA;
(iii) An indepth examination of the European Union, its history, aims, institutions and impact on sovereignty.
The bundle comprises over 20 worksheets, with an accompanying PPT that instructs students on the order the worksheets are to be completed.
Lessons are carefully planned so each task builds upon the next, giving a thorough understanding by the end of the lesson.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
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Lesson 1 of 10 in a series of lessons that examine the Crusades, from the rise of Islam to the Third Crusade.
This lesson examines the Golden Age Of Islam.
Students will examine:
keywords
maps of the spread of Islam
factors accounting for the Golden Age
4-mark inference question
In addition, each video comes with a recommended YouTube video unique to this lesson. The video can be seen on the lesson landing page before purchasing.
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging and match the content of the new Exploring History textbook from Pearson, although the textbook is not necessary for any of the tasks.
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk.
Lesson 1/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
The first lesson is an introduction pack that includes:
How to answer exam question guide for Paper 1
Keywords
Activities
Extension activities
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Lesson 2/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
A series of 9 lessons looking at the Renaissance by using a thematic approach.
The following areas are covered:
Italian city-states
Origins of the Renaissance
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance art
Renaissance science
Renaissance medicine
Renaissance literature
Renaissance exploration
Assessing the greatest Renaissance individual
There is also an end of unit progress check/assessment, along with a mark scheme.
Detailed series of lessons that examines the role of the PM and the executive in the UK Government.
Lessons are planned to meet the exacting criteria of the new Edexcel specification.
There are a series of crib sheets linked to the BBC documentary on the 2010 coalition.
This bundle includes over 15 student-led worksheets and accompanying PPTs to guide students and teachers through those sheets that encourage independent learning and ensures that all students can access the material while including extension tasks to stretch those students who are aiming for an A*.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Twelve lessons linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Covers: Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870-1919
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Lesson bundle includes lessons on:
New Imperialism
Scramble for Africa I
Scramble for Africa II
Domestic reactions to imperialism
Impact of imperialism on international relations
Disputes with China
Rise of Japan as an imperial power
Impact of the Sino-Japanese War on international relations
Russo-Japanese War and its impact
Changes to US foreign policy
Spanish-American War 1898
USA in World War I
There is also a collection of historical maps included, many of which are relevant for the expansion witnessed in this period (the other maps will be relevant for the other international relations options).
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Complete set of lessons that details political parties in the UK.
There are three PPTs that look at:
1. Principles of political parties
2. Established political parties
3. Minor parties, consensual/adversarial politics and parties in context
Links exactly to the new specification with up-to-date political examples for students to follow.
Please email markfoley1983@hotmail.com if you have any questions or queries regarding the content of these resources.
Links to both Edexcel and AQA specification - Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Complete pack that looks at the role of socialism as a political ideology.
This is a detailed lesson pack that examines:
-history of socialism
-core values of socialism
-different strands of socialism
-contradictions within liberalism.
This is planned using both the Hodder and Edexcel textbooks. However, neither textbook is necessary for these tasks.
Engaging, instructive and student-led resources that gives a comprehensive understanding of socialism.
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Part of a unit of nine lessons looking at the Renaissance from a variety of themes:
Italian city-states
Origins
Literature
Art
Architecture
Exploration
Science
Medicine
The last lesson comes with an assessment and mark scheme based on the unit.
Includes an individual lesson on each of the MAIN causes of WWI. along with an overvies lesson and a lesson on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Links to both Edexcel and AQA specification - Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Complete pack that looks at the role of conservatism as a political ideology.
This is a detailed lesson pack that examines:
-history of conservatism
-core values of conservatism
-different strands of conservatism
-contradictions within conservatism.
This is planned using both the Hodder and Edexcel textbooks. However, neither textbook is necessary for these tasks.
Engaging, instructive and student-led resources that gives a comprehensive understanding of conservatism.
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Thank you.
Comprehensive examination of the different systems of government and the rise of China as a world superpower.
This is the fourth in a series of four lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 7 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - power and developments.
This lesson examines:
different systems of government (democracy, semi-democratic, authoritarian states)
rogue and failed states
case studies on Somalia and North Korea
an examination of the rise of China as a global superpower.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
This is bundle 1/2 linked to the Edexcel specification on Global Politics.
2/2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/component-3-global-politics-chapters-5-8-12181723
Apologies for the split bundle, but we can upload no more than 20 resources together.
This bundle incorporates the first four chapters of the Edexcel specification:
Theories of global politics
Globalisation
Political global governance
Economic global governance
Each chapter is made up of 3-4 individual lessons, breaking each chapter down into sections that improves understanding and makes learning more manageable.
There is a keyword sheet for each chapter, along with an exam guide that breaks down how students should answer each question.
Th entire bundle comproses over 100 worksheets with 14 accompanying PPTs that guides students and teacher through the order of worksheets.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
A complete bundle of lessons that examines the English Reformation, from its European roots with Martin Luther, through the actions of the various Tudor monarchs.
There are lessons on:
problems of the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
detailed examination of the role of Henry VIII
Changes to the Church under Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
An in-depth examination of a series of crises under Elizabeth: Mary, Queen of Scots, religion and the Spanish Armada
There is an assessment in a GCSE style format with short questions and GCSE style questions for students to be assessed at the end of the course of learning.
If you have any questions or queries regarding these resources please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk